I just say this article in NewsGator today. I am very glad that Microsft is putting in anti-phishing measures in IE7. My only problem is that their way of going through with this is flawed. Yes, they have partenered with many companies that hold massive lists of phishing site, but there is one big flaw; human knowledge. There will always be phishing sites that are not on the list. When those come around, the users lack of knowledge will immediatly think that the site is ok, because the anti-phishing tool says nothing. What Microsoft, and everybody else needs to do is educate the user. This education will let them make good choices when it comes putting in their data. Microsoft just hasn’t put that information out there in the public eye. A great anti-phishing bar would be to just give the user the information about phishing, and what phishing is. I have been educated, and never fell into that trap. That means my anti-phishing tool. education, worked 100%. So please Microsoft, educate the user. If you just tell them what is write or wrong they won’t learn.
